吹分丸型花器|Round Flower Vase

Hannya Tamotsu 般若保

2016 · Casting with an alloy of copper and arsenic (kuromidō), brass, and copper · Asian Art

Hannya Tamotsu is a sixteenth-generation metal artist based Toyama Prefecture. In his unique casting technique, different melted alloys are poured into the same mold at calculated intervals. Due to the different melting points of the three metals he used here, they form patterns rather than blending. He is the only artist known to have created triple-metal cast work. In 2016 he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays, from the Emperor of Japan.

Artist

Hannya Tamotsu 般若保

Date

2016

Medium

Casting with an alloy of copper and arsenic (kuromidō), brass, and copper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Hayashi Kaoru, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020